Peperomia tuisana is a species of perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte from the genus Peperomia. It was first described by Casimir de Candolle and published in the book "Anales del Instituto Físico-Geográfico y del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica 9: 176. 1896 ". It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. The species name came from Tuis, where first specimens of this species were collected.
Distribution It is endemic to Central and Mexico. First specimens were found at an altitude of in Tuis.
Belize Costa Rica Limón Cartago Guanacaste Alajuela El Salvador Izalco San Salvador Guatemala Alta Verapaz Senahú Coban Honduras Lempira Mexico Chiapas Villa Corzo Ocosingo La trinitaria Veracruz Tlaltetela Zongolica Jilotepec Jalisco Tabasco Nicaragua
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